When my nan got engaged in 1957, she bought this Good Housekeeping’s Cookery Compendium to teach herself how to cook. The savoury recipes have not aged particularly well, but the sweet recipes mostly have! This is the book she used to teach my mother and then me how to bake.
All the recipes I’ve included have been tested and are in regular rotation. I particularly recommend the jam buns, pineapple spiced upside down cake, honey cake and nut and cherry fudge!
One caveat: the oven temperatures have not all aged well. Use common sense, do not bake your scones at 450°F/232°C! I find that 200°C works well for recipes that call for 450°F. However, 350°F/176°C is usually fine for the cakes that call for that. Just, sense check the temperatures and maybe compare against a modern recipe so you don’t burn it.
by OneRandomTeaDrinker
Dining and Cooking